Union suit.



LA FAYETTE JOHNSON.

UNION SUIT.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 2, 1914.

Patented Apr. 27, 1915.

NVEOR WITNESSES Sci) cargo Li L1 1 FAYETTE JUHNSOI'Q'. O

Application filed May 2, 191%.

i State ot Missouri. have invented certain new and us l improvements inUnion baits; and ierehv declare the Following to he a f l clear, andexact descriptioi'i of the invent such as will enable others skilled inthe art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates tocomhination or union-suits and has particularreference to that. type of EH01 garments as relate to the n'ianulactureoi the upper or outer shirt from the same piece oi. goods used in themaking of the under garments or drawers.

As a particular object. this invention contemplates the provision of ancglige shirt manufactured in one continuous piece, with the tindergarments or drawers and which is provided with means for forming a reliably closed crotch.

A. still. further object is to provife a union-suit or combinationgarment of the type described which shall disclose inea coacting with anopening made in the i port-ion of the under garment which shall providea reliably closed crotch and sametime allow for an easy opening of thesame when such is desired.

The above and additional obiects which may hereinafter be discerned inthe following specification will accomplish such means as areillustrated in the accompanying draivings, described in the followingspeeiii .ation and then more particularly pointed out in the claimswhich are appended hereto and i orm a part oi this application.

lVith reference to tho drawings wherein l have illustrated the preferredembodiment of my invention as it is reduced to practice, and throughoutthe several views of which like characters of reference designatesimilar parts in Which- Figure 1 is a front elevational view of anapproved form of my garment and, Fig. 2 is a rear elevational Viewdisclosing the openin form in the rear of said garment and the means fornormally holding the same closed.

Proceeding now to the description of the drawings it will be seen thatthe front portion 5 or" my garment consists of the two similar butoppositely disposed gores or side pieces 6 and 7, the latter of whichover laps Specification of Letters Patent.

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has means such as the huttons 8 by 1 is movahly connected thereto. Thehzci. por .on oi my garment is composed breadth 9 and the leg pieces 10and u'hich ed to thc breadth E by mea s of l The 4 alter-wise leg piecei secured to 3' portion 5 along the nl A s3 and the leg piece ll)similarh secured to the front gore 7 along the seams indicated by thenumeral l-l. The outside seams l3 and ll are continued upwardly to thearmholes l5 formed by suitable cut out portions in the front and hack ofmy garment and also serve as the connecting seams between th+ upperportion of the gores (i and T composing the front 5. with the hacl;hrcadth 9. The usual shoulder u; shown in the front and the back 9,above the arniholes l5 and the customary collar hand 17. is stitched inthe usual position upon the upper part of my garment connected to theside gores (i and 7. The ustoniary sleeves 18. are adapted to the sidesoi the armholes l5 and terminate in the ord nal cnil's it now to themore specific portion it will he seen that I have a reliably closedcrotch which is v the tollowing means.

are not stitched to- .7 ihe leg pieces 10 a1 cl ll gether or securedaloi at the rear portion of the ment, but loosely overlap eacn other.The flap piece is stitched or suitahly secured to the leg piece 10.along" the seam ll and serves as a closing portion "for the opening thuscreated. As means for normally securing this flap portion 20 to the legpiece 11. provide the button of similarly securing means 22, but havealso und it highly desirable to providc the pieces of elastic web ortape 23 and ii, the former of these bein secured at one end to thegusset 12 at the right of the medial line of the garment and at theother to the flap 20 and as will readily be seen serves to hold this lapportion smooth over the opening. The webbing 2-1- is also secured at oneend to the gusset at the left of the medial line of the garment and atthe other to the tree side of the leg piece 11, this piece of webbingbeing positioned. under thefiap 20 and the leg); pie e was will readilybe underthe antler it \..1 the wearer has but to 'un'fasten the button22 and to-pull back the flap 20 against the tension of the webbing andthen immediately such pulling section ceases that the flap 20 Will bereturned to place'by the webbing and'will be additi0nally so held-byrefastening the button 22.

It is of course to. be understood that should it be desired to make theshirt portion of my combined garment of a diflerent material than thatused in the drawers thereof, that this may be done very readily with-"outeflecting the closed crotch as herein disclosing thereof., In thisconnection it closed and the elastic means provided for the y be notedfurther that the drawers w ich have been here shown of knee length me bemade ankle length or any interme" iate length considered'desirable.

While in the foregoing I have illustrated in thedrawings and describedin the specifications, such combinationand arrangement of elements asconstitute the preferred embodiment of my invention, I desire toemphasiz'e the fact that I may make such minor changes in the matters ofproportion and degree, in later adaptationsof my device as I shall notalter the spirit of my invention as defined in the appended claims.

lVhat I claim is: 1. In a union garment combining a neglige shirt and apair of drawers, a practically ing formed inthe rear of said drawers;resilient means for connecting the detached edge of the flapto the rightside of the body so i closed crotch provided for the latter including,a'flap portion normally closing an openportion; other resilient meansfor connecting the free edge of the right leg to the left 1 In testimonywhereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence oftwo subscribing witnesses.

LA FAYETTE J OHNSON.

Witnesses:

CHARLES .W. HOLMES, Cnannns A. HENSLEY.

over said opening thereby closing

